The Problem with Europe

Have you noticed that Europe seems to have a lot of problems with the U.S.A? Ever wonder why? I am sure you have probably heard the media's reasons for why Europe hates us. Let's see if I can sum it up....George Bush is mean....America is arrogant.....America is an aggressive nation.....America is this....America is that.....

Unfortunately many people in the country and the world have bought into this stupidity. So many people in our own country have bought into the hate that Europe has for us. People in our own country have started to accept that America is all these bad things. But let's look at the reality of this.

Europe does not hate us because we are aggressive and arrogant, or even because of George Bush. Europe hates us because of one simple thing...jealously. Follow me for a second...

For thousands of years, Europe have been the center of everything that was important. Go all the way back to the Roman Empire. Rome was the center of the "world". Europe was all important. And with the exception of a short period known as the "Dark Ages". Europe has been important. Europe explored and conquered the New World. Europe claimed territories all over the world. Europe was an imperialistic continent. Both World Wars started and were mostly fought in Europe. Even after WWII, Europe was the center of attention during the Cold War....No one ever complained about American aggression or arrogance when we sent our brave young men to fight and die to save Europe from fascism, Nazism, and Communism. Of course not...because Europe was still "important".

But then something happened. The Soviet Union fell, and the other Communist governments fell with them. And the focus of the world shifted from Europe to other parts of the world, such as the Middle East. Europe became less and less relevant. The U.S.A. took center stage as the sole Superpower. We were the only ones that mattered. We have to be the world police. And these European countries do not like that fact that they have become irrelevant. Seriously, when was the last time anyone listened to what France, Spain, Germany or even Great Britain have to say. No one, because no one cares. And the Europeans do not like to be ignored.

So the next time you hear some third world European country talk about how arrogant or aggressive we are, remember, we are the same now as we were during the Cold War, WWII, and WWI, the only difference is that Europe is no longer the center of attention (and barring any unexpected world event, probably never will be again), and they are trying to bring us down to their level of irrelevance. And we definitely don't need a President going around the world apologizing for our success as a world power.